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Seismic Performance of Asymmetric Building Structures (Paperback): Chunwei Zhang, Zeshan Alam, Li Sun, Bijan Samali Seismic Performance of Asymmetric Building Structures (Paperback)
Chunwei Zhang, Zeshan Alam, Li Sun, Bijan Samali
R1,414 Discovery Miles 14 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Seismic Performance of Asymmetric Building Structures presents detailed investigations on the effective assessment of structural seismic response under excessive torsional vibrations, demonstrating behavioural aspects from local response perspective to global seismic demands. The work provides comprehensive analytical, computational, experimental investigations, and proposes improved design guidelines that structural engineers can utilize to enhance the seismic design of asymmetric building structures. Combining extensive experimental and numerical data stock for seismic performance assessment with a particular focus on asymmetric building structures, the book includes: * An overview of asymmetric building structures from seismic damage perspective * Local and global performance assessment of asymmetric structures under extreme seismic actions * Post-earthquake damage evaluation from varying frequency trends * Extended numerical applications for experimental response validations * Evaluation of critical regions of asymmetric structure with stress concentration * Statistical distribution of seismic response under varying design parameters * Design guidelines for asymmetric building structures This work's comprehensive evaluations are carried out with modern sensing techniques planned with meticulous attention to cover objectives with a particular focus on asymmetry in reinforced concrete and steel structures. It assesses various aspects of asymmetric building structures that are rarely dealt with in the current literature. It gathers fruitful information from various building design codes and explains their limitations in addressing damage-related challenges, which is not only useful for practicing engineers but also for academics. The book will be invaluable for experts, researchers, students and practitioners from relevant areas, as well as for emergency preparedness managers.

Seismic Performance of Asymmetric Building Structures (Hardcover): Chunwei Zhang, Zeshan Alam, Li Sun, Bijan Samali Seismic Performance of Asymmetric Building Structures (Hardcover)
Chunwei Zhang, Zeshan Alam, Li Sun, Bijan Samali
R3,858 Discovery Miles 38 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Seismic Performance of Asymmetric Building Structures presents detailed investigations on the effective assessment of structural seismic response under excessive torsional vibrations, demonstrating behavioural aspects from local response perspective to global seismic demands. The work provides comprehensive analytical, computational, experimental investigations, and proposes improved design guidelines that structural engineers can utilize to enhance the seismic design of asymmetric building structures. Combining extensive experimental and numerical data stock for seismic performance assessment with a particular focus on asymmetric building structures, the book includes: * An overview of asymmetric building structures from seismic damage perspective * Local and global performance assessment of asymmetric structures under extreme seismic actions * Post-earthquake damage evaluation from varying frequency trends * Extended numerical applications for experimental response validations * Evaluation of critical regions of asymmetric structure with stress concentration * Statistical distribution of seismic response under varying design parameters * Design guidelines for asymmetric building structures This work's comprehensive evaluations are carried out with modern sensing techniques planned with meticulous attention to cover objectives with a particular focus on asymmetry in reinforced concrete and steel structures. It assesses various aspects of asymmetric building structures that are rarely dealt with in the current literature. It gathers fruitful information from various building design codes and explains their limitations in addressing damage-related challenges, which is not only useful for practicing engineers but also for academics. The book will be invaluable for experts, researchers, students and practitioners from relevant areas, as well as for emergency preparedness managers.

Population Policy and Reproduction in Singapore - Making Future Citizens (Hardcover): Shirley Hsiao-Li Sun Population Policy and Reproduction in Singapore - Making Future Citizens (Hardcover)
Shirley Hsiao-Li Sun
R4,440 Discovery Miles 44 400 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines the relationship between population policies and individual reproductive decisions in low-fertility contexts. Using the case study of Singapore, it demonstrates that the effectiveness of population policy is a function of competing notions of citizenship, and the gap between seemingly neutral policy incentives and the perceived and experienced disparate effects. Drawing on a substantial number of personal interviews and focus groups, the book analyzes the developmental welfare state's overarching emphasis of citizen responsibility, and examines population policies that reinforce social inequalities and ignore cultural diversity. These factors combine to undermine elaborate state policy efforts in encouraging citizens' biological reproduction. The book goes on to argue that in order to facilitate positive fertility decisions, the state needs to modify the "economic production at all cost" approach and pay much more attention to the importance of social rights. This suggests that the Singapore government might profitably approach the phenomenon of very low fertility with major initiatives similar to those of other advanced industrialized societies. This book offers a significant contribution to the literature on social policy, East Asian and Southeast Asian studies.

Population Policy and Reproduction in Singapore - Making Future Citizens (Paperback): Shirley Hsiao-Li Sun Population Policy and Reproduction in Singapore - Making Future Citizens (Paperback)
Shirley Hsiao-Li Sun
R1,736 Discovery Miles 17 360 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines the relationship between population policies and individual reproductive decisions in low-fertility contexts. Using the case study of Singapore, it demonstrates that the effectiveness of population policy is a function of competing notions of citizenship, and the gap between seemingly neutral policy incentives and the perceived and experienced disparate effects. Drawing on a substantial number of personal interviews and focus groups, the book analyzes the developmental welfare state's overarching emphasis of citizen responsibility, and examines population policies that reinforce social inequalities and ignore cultural diversity. These factors combine to undermine elaborate state policy efforts in encouraging citizens' biological reproduction. The book goes on to argue that in order to facilitate positive fertility decisions, the state needs to modify the "economic production at all cost" approach and pay much more attention to the importance of social rights. This suggests that the Singapore government might profitably approach the phenomenon of very low fertility with major initiatives similar to those of other advanced industrialized societies. This book offers a significant contribution to the literature on social policy, East Asian and Southeast Asian studies.

Economic Growth and Development - Chinese Agribusiness Enterprises Development (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020): Lei Sun Economic Growth and Development - Chinese Agribusiness Enterprises Development (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Lei Sun
R3,181 Discovery Miles 31 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book analyses the important role of agribusiness and rural enterprises in economic growth and development. China's inclusive development of agribusiness and rural enterprises has played a pivotal role in economic growth, sustainable development and poverty reduction. This book analyses how market, price and institution are important factors for China's inclusive development of agribusiness and rural enterprises. Incentive property rights of farming lands have impacted the allocation efficiency of resources in markets, which contributed to the growth of its agro-industrial development and the families-agribusiness. The technological changes contributed to the agricultural growth in China pre and post economic reform phases. The book introduces the combination development approach (CDA) of agribusiness and rural enterprises. The combination development approach of agribusiness and rural enterprises facilitates developing countries to upgrade into emerging economies and industrial economies. The book presents theoretical perspectives of development economics, and it introduces cutting-edge international development issues, and China's international economic cooperation on international trade and enterprises development. New technology and information technology bring new business opportunities to smallholder farmers in transitional economies and developing countries to access global value chain in the future.

Economic Growth and Development - Chinese Agribusiness Enterprises Development (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Lei Sun Economic Growth and Development - Chinese Agribusiness Enterprises Development (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Lei Sun
R3,213 Discovery Miles 32 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book analyses the important role of agribusiness and rural enterprises in economic growth and development. China's inclusive development of agribusiness and rural enterprises has played a pivotal role in economic growth, sustainable development and poverty reduction. This book analyses how market, price and institution are important factors for China's inclusive development of agribusiness and rural enterprises. Incentive property rights of farming lands have impacted the allocation efficiency of resources in markets, which contributed to the growth of its agro-industrial development and the families-agribusiness. The technological changes contributed to the agricultural growth in China pre and post economic reform phases. The book introduces the combination development approach (CDA) of agribusiness and rural enterprises. The combination development approach of agribusiness and rural enterprises facilitates developing countries to upgrade into emerging economies and industrial economies. The book presents theoretical perspectives of development economics, and it introduces cutting-edge international development issues, and China's international economic cooperation on international trade and enterprises development. New technology and information technology bring new business opportunities to smallholder farmers in transitional economies and developing countries to access global value chain in the future.

Semantic Processing and Word Finding Difficulty Across the Lifespan - A Practical Guide for Speech-Language Pathologists... Semantic Processing and Word Finding Difficulty Across the Lifespan - A Practical Guide for Speech-Language Pathologists (Paperback)
Pei-Fang Hung, Lei Sun
R2,418 Discovery Miles 24 180 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

For readers looking to understand lexical access and word-finding difficulty (WFD), Semantic Processing and Word Finding Difficulty Across the Lifespan: A Practical Guide for Speech-Language Pathologists provides a comprehensive review of current research and clinical approaches to establish a holistic, interdisciplinary understanding of lexical access and retrieval difficulty across different communication disorders. By including practical guidelines and protocols, this professional text can help speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and other related professionals bridge the gap between research and clinical practice. This text covers a wide range of communication disorders, including developmental language disorder, autism spectrum disorder, aphasia, normal aging, and dementia. It illustrates the connections between the research evidence and clinical practice and addresses lexical learning and retrieval difficulty through a holistic lens and cognitive-linguistic frameworks. This text integrates research evidence from a variety of disciplines, including speech-language pathology, linguistics, neuroscience, and psychology. The authors take readers for a deep dive into different underlying problems that lead to lexical access and retrieval difficulty and strategies to remediate them effectively. By addressing lexical issues from a broader view, this unique resource helps readers see the connections from different perspectives to further understand the complex issues involved in lexical learning and retrieval. Key Features A discussion of lexical learning and expansion from birth to school-age by incorporating metalinguistic skills and considering the relationships between language domains. An exploration of contributing factors to lexical learning and word retrieval. A holistic review of standardized and nonstandard measures for the breadth and depth of lexical access and retrieval across the lifespan and for people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. A comprehensive review of current available evidence-based and semantic-focused interventions for both developmental and neurogenic communication disorders. Chapter summaries and discussion questions close each chapter. Clinical implication sections help connect research to clinical practice. Therapy plan examples for commonly implemented lexical intervention approaches. A PluralPlus companion website with printable versions of the forms in the book

Construction Safety (Paperback, 2013 ed.): Rita Yi Man Li, Sun Wah Poon Construction Safety (Paperback, 2013 ed.)
Rita Yi Man Li, Sun Wah Poon
R3,689 Discovery Miles 36 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A close-to-ideal blend of suburb and city, speedy construction of towers of Babylon, the sparkling proportion of glass and steel buildings' facade at night showcase the wisdom of humans. They also witness the footsteps, sweats and tears of architects and engineers. Unfortunately, these signatures of human civilizations are swathed in towering figures of construction accidents. Fretting about these on sites, different countries adopt different measures on sites. This book firstly sketches the construction accidents on sites, followed by a review on safety measures in some of the developing countries such as Bermuda, Egypt, Kuwait and China; as well as developed countries, for example, the United States, France and Singapore. It also highlights the enormous compensation costs with the courts' experiences in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong.

Construction Safety (Hardcover, 2013 ed.): Rita Yi Man Li, Sun Wah Poon Construction Safety (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
Rita Yi Man Li, Sun Wah Poon
R3,678 Discovery Miles 36 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A close-to-ideal blend of suburb and city, speedy construction of towers of Babylon, the sparkling proportion of glass and steel buildings' facade at night showcase the wisdom of humans. They also witness the footsteps, sweats and tears of architects and engineers. Unfortunately, these signatures of human civilizations are swathed in towering figures of construction accidents. Fretting about these on sites, different countries adopt different measures on sites. This book firstly sketches the construction accidents on sites, followed by a review on safety measures in some of the developing countries such as Bermuda, Egypt, Kuwait and China; as well as developed countries, for example, the United States, France and Singapore. It also highlights the enormous compensation costs with the courts' experiences in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong.

Begin The World Over (Paperback): Kung Li Sun Begin The World Over (Paperback)
Kung Li Sun
R435 R354 Discovery Miles 3 540 Save R81 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Rural Urban Migration and Policy Intervention in China - Migrant Workers' Coping Strategies (Paperback, Softcover reprint... Rural Urban Migration and Policy Intervention in China - Migrant Workers' Coping Strategies (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2019)
Li Sun
R1,939 Discovery Miles 19 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book examines rural-urban migration policies in China, and considers how Chinese workers cope with migration events in the context of these policies. It explores the contribution of migrant workers to the Chinese economy, the impact of changes within the 'hukou' system (household registration) and the impact of recent migration policies promoting rural-urban migration and targeting key events during migrant workers' migration trajectories - job-seeking, wage exploitation, work injuries and illness - namely the corresponding 'Skills Training Program for Migrant Workers', the 'Circular on Managing Wage Payment to Migrant Workers', the 'Circular on Migrant Workers Participating in Work-Related Injury Insurance', and the 'New Rural Medical Cooperative Scheme' (Health Insurance). Through in-depth interviews, it examines how when facing such challenges, migrant workers choose to either make a claim under existing policies, or use other coping strategies. The book notably proposes a typology of "coping" which includes a variety of administrative coping, political coping and social coping, and considers how workers in China harness the power of civil groups and social networks.

Rural Urban Migration and Policy Intervention in China - Migrant Workers' Coping Strategies (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019): Li... Rural Urban Migration and Policy Intervention in China - Migrant Workers' Coping Strategies (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Li Sun
R2,193 Discovery Miles 21 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book examines rural-urban migration policies in China, and considers how Chinese workers cope with migration events in the context of these policies. It explores the contribution of migrant workers to the Chinese economy, the impact of changes within the 'hukou' system (household registration) and the impact of recent migration policies promoting rural-urban migration and targeting key events during migrant workers' migration trajectories - job-seeking, wage exploitation, work injuries and illness - namely the corresponding 'Skills Training Program for Migrant Workers', the 'Circular on Managing Wage Payment to Migrant Workers', the 'Circular on Migrant Workers Participating in Work-Related Injury Insurance', and the 'New Rural Medical Cooperative Scheme' (Health Insurance). Through in-depth interviews, it examines how when facing such challenges, migrant workers choose to either make a claim under existing policies, or use other coping strategies. The book notably proposes a typology of "coping" which includes a variety of administrative coping, political coping and social coping, and considers how workers in China harness the power of civil groups and social networks.

Top 10 Guide to Beijing (Paperback): Yi Ying, Serena Hao Pan, Li Sun Top 10 Guide to Beijing (Paperback)
Yi Ying, Serena Hao Pan, Li Sun
R189 Discovery Miles 1 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Top 10 Guide to Key Beijing Sights (THE INTERNATIONALIST) (Paperback): Yi Yang, Serena Hao Pan, Li Sun Top 10 Guide to Key Beijing Sights (THE INTERNATIONALIST) (Paperback)
Yi Yang, Serena Hao Pan, Li Sun
R260 Discovery Miles 2 600 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Welcome to Beijing. Beijing is one of the oldest and most interesting capitals in the world. A trip to Beijing is a trip to the ancient past but it is also a trip into the future. In Beijing the ancient and the modern live side-by-side with the traditional Chinese culture blending with the new global Chinese outlook. There is much to see in Beijing but also much that can be missed. The Top Ten Guide to Beijing makes sure you see and experience the very best of the city. Authors Li Sun, Yi Yang and Serena Hao Pan know the city intimately; they have grown up, gone to school and worked in Beijing. These authors bring a broad perspective that covers not only the quite pleasures of Beijing but also the excitement of a major cosmopolitan city. Whether you are visiting for a few days or a few weeks, THE TOP TEN GUIDE TO BEIJING lets you focus on the best of everything so that your experience in Beijing is a rich and rewarding one. THE TOP TEN TRAVEL GUIDES are designed to meet the needs of today's sophisticated travelers. They highlight the best the world has to offer. They are available for other cities of the world. Best wishes for an exciting visit to Beijing.

Characterisation of Strawberry Aroma at Super Oxygen Condition (Paperback): Li Sun Characterisation of Strawberry Aroma at Super Oxygen Condition (Paperback)
Li Sun
R1,282 Discovery Miles 12 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Fresh strawberries are highly perishable fruits. This paper reports on the relation between super-atmospheric oxygen packaging and aroma production in strawberries. At the same time, the impact on strawberry quality (color, firmness), and sensory quality were also assessed . Volatile compounds were extracted from the headspace of strawberries stored at 7 degrees C for 0, 4 and 7 days under different gas conditions. Super-atmospheric oxygen concentrations were applied in combination with or without elevated CO2 concentrations and the volatile production was measured with GC- MS. The result showed that when strawberries were submitted to different CA treatments, the quality and aroma profiles drastically changed. The color evaluated by sensory panel correlates well with the instrumentally measurements of color, but firmness weak correlations were found. The aroma patterns of the strawberries treated with CA correlated sufficiently with the sensory evaluation.

Caracterisation de l'arome de la fraise a l'etat super-oxygene (French, Paperback): Li Sun Caracterisation de l'arome de la fraise a l'etat super-oxygene (French, Paperback)
Li Sun
R1,280 Discovery Miles 12 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Charakterystyka aromatu truskawkowego w warunkach supertlenowych (Polish, Paperback): Li Sun Charakterystyka aromatu truskawkowego w warunkach supertlenowych (Polish, Paperback)
Li Sun
R1,280 Discovery Miles 12 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Charakterisierung des Erdbeeraromas bei Super-Sauerstoff-Zustand (German, Paperback): Li Sun Charakterisierung des Erdbeeraromas bei Super-Sauerstoff-Zustand (German, Paperback)
Li Sun
R1,280 Discovery Miles 12 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Caratterizzazione dell'aroma di fragola in condizioni di super-ossigeno (Italian, Paperback): Li Sun Caratterizzazione dell'aroma di fragola in condizioni di super-ossigeno (Italian, Paperback)
Li Sun
R1,280 Discovery Miles 12 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Caracterizacao do Aroma de Morango em Super Condicao de Oxigenio (Portuguese, Paperback): Li Sun Caracterizacao do Aroma de Morango em Super Condicao de Oxigenio (Portuguese, Paperback)
Li Sun
R1,280 Discovery Miles 12 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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